These 13 retailers are grabbing more of your cash Giant retailers like Target (TGT), Staples (SPLS) and Macy’s (M) are shrinking or even closing stores. Walmart (WMT) isn’t growing, either. But don’t turn out the lights for retailers just yet. Most retailers – including some large ones – are finding … Continue reading at usatoday.com […]

Hedge Funds Are Buying These Stocks, Should You? Hedge funds move markets more then you and I could ever dream. The actions that they take in the purchase and sales of equities make the notable headlines you see on a day to day basis. These moves are important to follow and can give investors clues […]

These 3 Dividend Stocks Could Slash Their Payouts Sometimes it’s necessary, although it’s never pretty: from time to time, firms slash their dividends. Rarely will a company signal its intention to do so — management will often insist that the dividend remains a top priority even as its core business is … Continue reading at […]

What is Business Casual Considered These Days? But what exactly does business casual mean nowadays? The definition of business casual has changed quite a bit in recent years, at least in some workplaces. Where employees once had casual Fridays that just consisted of skipping the tie, some … Continue reading at smallbiztrends.com No matter what […]

These Stocks Just Raised Their Dividends February is now over, which is sad news for income investors. It was bursting with dividend raises, after all, not least because it came just after the end of many companies’ fiscal years. True to form, the final full week of month saw a host of stocks … Continue […]

These 3 Charts Suggest Dividend Stocks Are Next To Drop (DGRO, DGRW) One of the best choices for gaining exposure to quality dividend paying stocks is the iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO). Taking a look at the fund’s fundamentals, you’ll find that its managers focus on U.S. stocks that are growing their dividends … […]

Should You Trust These Financial Reports? Evidently, that applies to financial statements. Four business school professors surveyed nearly 400 chief financial officers on earnings quality. Their findings, published in the current edition of Financial Analysts Journal, are stark: on average … Continue reading at blogs.wsj.com Wal-Mart Earnings Preview: First Ever Year-Over-Year Decline In Revenue This […]

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Another advantage that 4x has over stocks is the advantage of trading focus. Instead of having to choose between over 4,000 stocks you can deal with 4 main currency pairs. Any good business person knows that focusing on too many things is a recipe for financial disaster and this can hold equally true in the stock market. A stock trader also must grapple with the time issue doing research on all those potential stocks presents. It is also much easier to become familiar with 4 things as opposed to 4,000 things. Focus is the name of the game and 4x trading makes it much easier to do so.

"The housing bubble will burst rather than gradually deflate, following the rapid and violent pattern of decline of nearly every financial bubble throughout history," Lubaszka says. "Higher interest rates negatively impact not only the health of the housing market but other economic segments as well. The stock market takes a hit because higher rates make it more costly for companies to pay for debt. Higher rates hurt corporate profit margins and reduce stock value, bad news given the deep debt situation so many companies are in today."

In some cases, in fact, it's not even the same fund to begin with. Remember, after a management change, the rating stays with the fund, not the portfolio manager. Therefore, a fund's rating might be based almost entirely on the track record of a manager who is no longer with the fund.